Moraes Orders Evidence Safeguards in Rio Mega-Raid as State Defends Action to STF

Overview

• Alexandre de Moraes met Governor Cláudio Castro and state security chiefs at Rio’s CICC and scheduled further meetings with the judiciary, prosecutors, the public defender and Mayor Eduardo Paes.
• The STF minister ordered rigorous preservation and documentation of all material evidence and chains of custody, guaranteeing access for independent review by defense bodies.
• Castro sent a detailed report to the court asserting exhaustive planning, proportional use of force and adherence to ADPF directives, while acknowledging technical failures in some body cameras.
• Authorities report 121 dead, including four police officers, more than 100 arrests and major seizures of heavy weapons, explosives and drugs attributed to the Comando Vermelho.
• Congress hears the PF and PRF directors on the Security PEC today and plans to install a Senate CPI on organized crime on Tuesday, as NGOs and the UN press for independent investigations.